6853. tsippar

Lexicon

tsippar: Bird, sparrow

Original Word: צְפַר
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: tsphar
Pronunciation: tsip-PORE
Phonetic Spelling: (tsef-ar')
Definition: Bird, sparrow
Meaning: a bird

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

bird

(Aramaic) corresponding to tsippowr; a bird. -- bird.

see HEBREW tsippowr

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
(Aramaic) corresponding to tsippor
Definition
a bird
NASB Translation
birds (3), birds' (1).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Aramaic; akin to the Hebrew root צָפַר (tsaphar), which is related to the idea of chirping or twittering, often associated with birds.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • While there is no direct Greek equivalent for the Aramaic צְפַר, the concept of birds is represented in the Greek New Testament by words such as ὄρνεον (orneon, Strong's Greek 3732) and πετεινόν (peteinon, Strong's Greek 4071), both of which refer to birds or fowls. These terms are used in various passages to convey similar themes of nature and divine care.

Usage: The term צְפַר is used in the context of describing a bird, specifically within the Aramaic portions of the Old Testament.

Context: • The word צְפַר appears in the Aramaic sections of the Old Testament, notably in the book of Daniel. It is used to denote a bird, emphasizing the characteristic sounds or actions associated with birds, such as chirping or fluttering.
• In Daniel 4:14 (BSB), the term is part of a vision described by King Nebuchadnezzar, where a tree is depicted as a habitat for birds: "Let the beasts flee from under it, and the birds from its branches."
• The use of צְפַר in this context highlights the natural world and its inhabitants, serving as a metaphor for the reach and influence of the tree, which symbolizes a kingdom or dominion.
• The imagery of birds in biblical literature often conveys themes of freedom, transience, and the providence of God, as birds are seen as creatures that rely on divine provision.

Forms and Transliterations

וְצִפְּרַיָּ֖א וצפריא כְצִפְּרִֽין׃ כצפרין׃ צִפֲּרֵ֣י צִפֲּרֵ֥י צפרי chetzippeRin ḵə·ṣip·pə·rîn ḵəṣippərîn ṣip·pă·rê ṣippărê tzippaRei vetzipperaiYa wə·ṣip·pə·ray·yā wəṣippərayyā

Englishman's Concordance

Daniel 4:12
HEB: (יְדוּרָן֙ ק) צִפֲּרֵ֣י שְׁמַיָּ֔א וּמִנֵּ֖הּ
NAS: under it, And the birds of the sky
KJV: under it, and the fowls of the heaven
INT: branches dwell and the birds of the sky of it

Daniel 4:14
HEB: מִן־ תַּחְתּ֔וֹהִי וְצִפְּרַיָּ֖א מִן־ עַנְפֽוֹהִי׃
NAS: from under it And the birds from its branches.
KJV: under it, and the fowls from
INT: from it and the birds from branches

Daniel 4:21
HEB: וּבְעַנְפ֕וֹהִי יִשְׁכְּנָ֖ן צִפֲּרֵ֥י שְׁמַיָּֽא׃
NAS: and in whose branches the birds of the sky
KJV: and upon whose branches the fowls of the heaven
INT: branches lodged the birds of the sky

Daniel 4:33
HEB: רְבָ֖ה וְטִפְר֥וֹהִי כְצִפְּרִֽין׃
NAS: [feathers] and his nails like birds' [claws].
KJV: [feathers], and his nails like birds' [claws].
INT: had grown and his nails birds'

4 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 6853
4 Occurrences

ḵə·ṣip·pə·rîn — 1 Occ.
ṣip·pă·rê — 2 Occ.
wə·ṣip·pə·ray·yā — 1 Occ.